235. The Meters

The Bullet Points

• Eligible Since: Sunday, 01 January 1995
• Country of Origin: U.S.A. (New Orleans, LA)
• Why they will get in: They define a sound (New Orleans Funk) and any group that defines a sound has to be taken seriously as a contender.
  
• Why they won't get in: They are barely known outside the music world and have no hits to their credit.
  
• Nominated in: 1997, 2013, 2014, 2018
• Essential Albums: The Meters (1969)
  Look-Ka Py Py (1970)
  Struttin’ (1970)
  Rejuvenation (1974)
  
• Our Five Favorite Songs as Chosen by Each Member of the NIHOF Committee: Cissy Strut (From The Meters, 1969)
  Sophisticated Cissy (From The Meters, 1969)
  Dry Spell (From Look-Ka Py Py)
  Chicken Strut (From Struttin’, 1970)
  Africa (From Rejuvenation, 1974)